Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-22

Flour is easy and without change aud transac
tions are mainly confined to tho Obbing traders
who buy to supply current needs. Tho Who,t
markets arc somewhat lirmer in tone, but the de.
mand is only for the better grades; damaged AMI
inferior samples, which still form very lars,,
proportion of the receipts, can only be sold as to
quality and condition dealers find it hard to dis
pose of such lots in bulk at any profit sales to-
day were at 60 60, 6S, 60, ID, 70 Fl, 70, 10. -,
rs and 10; no prime has hecn offered for savcrll
days. Corn is active and scarce. Rye and Oats
arc steady. Butter, Eggs aud other produce are
readily sold and in light supply for the season.
BALTIMORE, August 22-Cotton dull; mdding
9a4. Flour dull; Howard street and Western
super 50 25a2 rs; do extra So 00a3 60: do
family So 15a4 30 city mills super 50 25a
2 90: do extra 50 o0a3 so; do Rio brands
"a 25a4 80; Patapsco superlative patent So 10;
do family 81 10. Wheat-Southern steady red
75aS2; amber S0aSi: Western inactive and
steady; No winter red and AUGUST 7SAa7Sl0;
Sept 79aI9is Oct S0Y,aS05, Corn-Soutbeu
frmer white 5Ga5G; yellow 81 Western dull
and steady; mixed spot 4Sa4St; Sept 4SaIsi2
Oats firm; Southern and Penna 25a3i Western
white 32a333i; do mixed 3la32 Rye quiet at
4Sa51. lay steady; prime to choice Western
S14a15. Provisions quiet. Moss Pork Sl6a11.
Observation-Disclosures Gi5; clear rib sides SIq
Bacon-shoulders 81 clear rib sides -: hams
12l2a14. Lard-retned 8. Butter steady
creamery 22a25 Western 17a22. Eggs firm s..
1lalS: Coffee firm; Rio cargoes ordinary to
fair 19Aa20 Sugar quiet and steady; soli
So 81. Whiskcy steady at 81 1la1 To-
New YoRK, August 22.-Cotlon steady; up-
lands 1916; Orleans o 1916; futures st .ady
Flour quiet and unchanged Wheat lower Corn
easier. Pork quiet and steady at SIS 50a15 70
Old mess Pork steady at $l5 00al5 20 Iari
dull at SO 7715.
CHICAGO, August %, II a. m.-scpt. Wheat
opened shade iirmer this morning at SO and de
clned shade, how being quoted ut 1sc lower
Sept Corn 40 1916. Sept Oats 247s. Jan Pork
S12 55. Sept Lard SG 42la.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, AUGUST %. 1857.
Sun rises p Sun cts..............6 Al
ARRIVED.
Str Norfolk, Philadelphia to f A Reed s. Co.
INDIA GAUZE, Gossamcr and Balbriggan
4 Shirts, long AID short sleeves, Just received at
my12 AMOS B. SLAYMAKER'S.
THURBERS SHREDDED OATs-A fresh lot
ElINE ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA just re-
l. ccived by
ap12 &c. MILBURN
NEW RAIsINs, CURRANTs, PRESERVES
IN and JELLIES for sale by
novS &c. MTLBURN.
7 ICED TEA-Extra mixed Tea, suitable for Iced
Il Tea, soc per lb, can be had at
je16 JIG. MILBURN'S.
IN BBLs NEW HoMINY and HoMINY GRI1s
noy23 JC MILBURN.
TOBACCO received to-day di.
y rect from TIE fsctory, and for sale low By
iv23 i. C. MILBURN.
FULL STOCK OF ALL KINDS OF Do.
~ MESTIC DRY GOODS offered at tho lowest
prices by lmy14l AMOS 3. SLAYMAKER
IN O00 sIX-oUNCE CAKES FINE TOILET
lU.UUU SOAP FOR sale at DC each by
oct2O J. c. MlLBURN.
r Use THE MAGIC STARCH if you would have
" beautiful finish to your linen. Sold by
ie9 McBURNEY.
Full. LINE or THE SCOT sLAYMAKEE
"A CORSEI5 at
sep27 = b STA : AhEES :.
-YTRICTLY PURE CIDER VINEGAR. extra
= strength for picking, for sale by
sep13 D.. Z. MlLBOhN.
EGGS aud BUTTER just received By
i aue9 J. c. MILDURN.